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May 8, 2019 · Episode 112

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  • Apr 30, 2019 · Episode 111

    CRISPR for beginners

    CRISPR for beginners
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    The gene-editing tool is ushering in a biotech revolution. Here's what you need to know.

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  • U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a health care rally at the 2017 Convention of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco, California. 
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    As the idea inches toward the mainstream, we unpack how it could affect the economy.

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  • The Lyft logo is shown on the screen at the Nasdaq offices in Times Square on March 29, 2019 in New York.
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    A string of IPOs cements the gig economy as part of working life.

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  • Apr 9, 2019 · Episode 108

    The Explainathon strikes back

    This isn't literally what Kai and Molly look like trying to answer all your questions, but it's definitely the vibe.
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    It’s our the fifth Explainathon, the semi-biannual challenge when Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood try to answer as many of your questions as possible. This one has everything: Privacy regulation! Social Security! 5G! The college admissions scandal! The dark web! We tackle it all.

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  • Apr 3, 2019 · Episode 107

    Why your tax refund might be lower this year

    Armando La Rosa directs people to the Liberty Tax Service office as the deadline to file taxes looms on April 15, 2016 in Miami, Florida. 
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    … And why that’s not so bad, even if it feels that way.

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  • Mar 26, 2019 · Episode 106

    How do drug epidemics end?

    Used needles rest in a bin at Virginia's first-ever syringe exchange program at the Virginia Department of Health in Wise County Friday, December 7, 2018. Wise County is a sort of "ground zero" for the country's opioid crisis, and our podcast "The Uncertain Hour" has been reporting from there. 
    Julia Rendleman/Marketplace

    In its new season, The Uncertain Hour is trying to find out.

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  • Mar 19, 2019 · Episode 105

    The Great British Break-Off

    Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest in the rain ahead of the meaningful vote in Parliament on March 12, 2019, in London.
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    The United Kingdom voted for Brexit almost three years ago, but there’s still no deal in place to politically and economically untangle itself from Europe. The BBC’s Ros Atkins tells us why we should care about Brexit.

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  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies about Cambridge Analytica before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in 2018 in Washington, D.C.
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    The scandal made us think differently about Facebook. Here’s what to do about it.

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  • Mar 5, 2019 · Episode 103

    Quantum computing for normals

    Part of IBM's quantum computing system, designed to one day solve problems that are too complex for today's computers., on display at the American Society of Civil Engineers convention in 2019.
    IBM

    What’s the size of a refrigerator, prefers -460 degrees Farenheit and has nations racing to master it? Starts with Q …

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“Make Me Smart” is a podcast about the economy, technology, society, and culture hosted by Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams. New episodes on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. In a time when the world is moving faster than ever, this podcast is where we unpack complex topics, together. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.

Before coming to Marketplace, Adams reported on the political, social and economic upheaval in Egypt following the Arab Spring. While reporting in Cairo, she received awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Association for Women in Communication. She was also competitively selected for the International Women’s Media Foundation “Great Lakes” Reporting fellowship to Uganda, where she reported on environmental, economic and LGBT issues.

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